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J. M. BAILEY; Tire Tightener.

Patemed Dec; 3, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JULIUS M. BAILEY, of Indianapolis, Marion county, Indiana, have invented a, new and useful Improvement in Wheels; and I do hereby declsre that the following ista. full, clenr, and exact description thereof, whichwill enable others skilled in^ the art to makennd use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speeificaltion. f p s This invention relates` to an improvemen't in wheels, end consists in 'the employment-clfoI wedge-shnped piece, of metal keying between the felloes; and secured to the tire by a. screwlboltib'screwing on which the tire can be tightened on the rim of the-ivheel; also of n` bed or socket, wherein the end of the spoke enn` be stepped, and ai wedge driven home to tighten the spoke us it gets loose.` In the accompanying drnwings- Figure 1 is a. view of a Wheel, having my improved nrrangementfor tightening the tire. Figure 2 is a top view thereof from the inside of the felloes, and

Figure 3 is a. perspecti veview -of a spoke, stepped in the bed, and'with the wedge ready to drive home.

Similar letters of reference indieate corresponding parts. I

A is the tire,'and B the felloes of the wheelu- The felloes,nt theirextremities, fit into the sockets b, between which keys the wedge C, bearing tenons on either-side, which groove into mortises on the felloes, or inortised to receivve tenons borne on the socketsi The Wedge G is secured hy a screwfbolt, OZ, eountersunk in the outer rim of the tire, and passing through it and the wedge C, and seeured by a nut, D, which kis screwed up as the tire loosens, nnd, wedging hetweenthe felloes, tightens the tire upon them. E is a. spoke, and F the bed or socket into which it is stepped, secured to the felloeby the arms ff. The wedge G is driven through n slot in the head of the socket, thereby tightening the spoke as it gets loose. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, nnd desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The socket b, when providedwith grooves upon one side, in which the'tenonsof the felloes fit, and withgrooves upon their inner sides to reeeive thetenonsformed upon the wedge O, said wedge udjustd bytmeans of the bolt d,w hose head is countersunk in the tire A, and the nut-D, all -constructed as described, for the purpose specified. 1

2. Hairing the spoke E stepped into the slotted bed. or socket F, in i eombination with the wedge G, all suhstantiull as set forth and descrihed. v

The above specifiea-tion of my invention signed by me, this 3d day of April, 1867.

JULIUS M. BAILEY.

Witnesses:

Gnonen HANnY, S. C. NoLrN. 

